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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mr.mona_alrashdi1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:27:41 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Greetings_from_Dubai?=


Please reply to this my Private emails:
mr.mona_alrashdi1@hotmail.com ,mrmonaalrashdi@live.com


Greetings from Dubai,

This letter must come to you as a surprise, but I believe it
is only a day that people meet and become great friends and
business partners. I am Mr.Mona Al Rashdi , currently Head
of Cooperate affairs with a reputable bank here in U. A. E.
I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I
can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to
you. I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.

On November 6, 2000, an Iraqi Foreign Oil
consultant/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, Mr.Jack Farrer Powell made a (Fixed
deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00
(Twelve Million United State Dollars only) in my bank and I
happen to be his account officer before I was moved to my
present position recently.
Upon maturity in 2003,as his account officer and as well the
bank manger, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity
date so I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but the letter was returned undelivered. After
sometime, I tried sending back the letter,but it was again
returned and finally I discovered from his contract
employers, Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr.jack farrer
powell died as a result of torture in the hand of Saddam
Hussein (former Iraqi President) during one of his trips to
his country Iraq, as he was accused of leaking information
to the Americans.

On further investigation, I discovered that Mr.Jack Farrer
Powell family wife and two sons died during the Gulf War in
Iraq and was the reason why he did not declare any next of
kin or relation in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and did not leave any
WILL.

This sum of US$12,000,000.00 have been floating and placed
under dormant/unserviceable account by my bank management
since no one have heard from the owner since 2003.I wish to
let you know that all the investigation I have made so far,
my bank management is not aware of it, I am the only one
that have the
information.

With the recent change of government in my country and with
their efforts to support the United Nations in checkmating
terrorism aid in the U.A. E.
By end of this year, the government will pass a new
financial control law which will give the government
authority to interrogate account owners of above
$5,000,000.00 to explain the source of the funds, making
sure it is not for terrorism support. If I do not move this
money out of the country immediately, by end of the year the
government will definitely confiscate the money, because my
bank cannot provide the account owner to explain the source
of the money.

I cannot directly transfer out this money without the help
of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for an
assistance. As the Account Officer to late jack farrer
powell , coupled with my present position and status in the
bank as Head of Retail Banking Group ,

I have the power to influence the release of the funds to
any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the
account, with the correct information concerning the
account, which I shall give you. All documents to enable you
claim this fund will be carefully worked out and there is
practically no risk involved, the transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of law, beside U. A. E is porous and
anything goes.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you
wish us to share the funds in percentage, so that both
parties will be satisfied. If you are interested contact me
as soon as you receive this message so we can go over to the
details.
Thanking you in advance and may God bless you. Please, treat
with utmost confidentiality . I shall send you copy of the
deposit certificate issued to Al Nasser when the deposit was
made for your perusal. I wait your urgent response at my
confidential emails id at (mr.mona_alrashdi1@hotmail.com
,mrmonaalrashdi@live.com)
Regards,
Mr.Mona Al Rashdi.


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